The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daniel Holderness & David Conway finished in the top 10% of the field at Cardiff 2026, in 1:00:56 for 30th of 430 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 76% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:33 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 2:26, was faster than 98% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:33Running 1 4:24v median −0:51
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 3:56v median −0:50
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Block 03 6:46Running 3 4:07v median −0:58
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Block 04 7:14Running 4 4:11v median −0:53
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Block 05 8:26Running 5 4:13v median −1:00
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Block 06 6:11Running 6 4:19v median −1:04
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Block 07 6:56Running 7 3:55v median −0:57
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Block 08 8:24Running 8 4:41v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:26
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 421
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 421 men's teams who finished.